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Record #23178
Name :
: George F WHITEHEAD (1892 - 1917)
  aka : Private Whitehead


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 25 Feb 1892

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 8 Jun 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Durham, South Shields
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 11 Aug 1906
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

Placement Family
: Weldon
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private George Whitehead.

1901 English Census for George Whitehead lists him as a 9 year old boarder in the household of Sophia and George Jessop. George was born in 1892 in South Shields, Durham, England. There are no other Whitehead family members in residence.

1911 Canadian Census records show George F Whitehead as a Servant in the household of Ida and Arthur Weldon in Middlesex East, Ontario.

Attestation papers signed for George Whitehead on 1 Jan 1916 in Port Hope, Ontario. George was born 25 Feb 1892 in South Shields, Durham, England. His occupation is Farm Labourer. His Next of Kin is Mrs. Lizzie Amos, his sister, in Yorkshire, England. 5'4 1/2" in height, with hazel eyes and dark brown hair. His religion was listed as Methodist.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers states that George was killed in action on 8 Jun 1917. Son of the late Thomas Taylor Whitehead; husband of the late Ellen Whitehead. There was no further Next of Kin listing on his card. George's final resting place is unknown, his name is listed on the Vimy Memorial.

Recipient of the Military Medal, British War Medal and Victory Medal.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56685115 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-10-10 18:18:28 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-10-10 18:19:13 /

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3858 ABBOTT, Emily Jane1886ENG, YKS, Guisborough Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3066 ABEL, Charles1891ENG,     Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3068 ABEL, George1887ENG,     Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3069 ABEL, George1897ENG,     Mar 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3160 ABSOLOM, Albert Edward1897ENG, BRK, Reading Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3107 ABSOLOM, Henry Richard James1893ENG, BRK, Reading Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3134 ACKLAND, Herbert George1898ENG, LND, Camberwell Oct 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3142 ACKROYD, John Edward1886ENG,     Apr 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3153 ACTON, Alice1889ENG,     May 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3154 ACTON, Ellen1891ENG,     May 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
6255 ADAMS, Ada Gertrude1895ENG, WIL, Highworth Mar 1909 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
22827 ADAMS, C R1885ENG,     Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
26477 ADAMS, Charles W R1887ENG,     Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
23730 ADAMS, Eliza1887ENG,     Oct 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
5602 ADAMS, Gladys1898ENG,     Mar 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
22545 ADAMS, Henry William1898ENG,     Mar 1912 : Dominion CAN Unknown  
23726 ADAMS, Isabel1888ENG,     Aug 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3278 ADAMS, Robert Henry 1888ENG,     Mar 1901 : Dominion CAN Louisa Birt  
23732 ADAMS, Thomas G1901ENG,     Mar 1909 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
10890 ADAMSON, George1893ENG,     Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
9834 ADBY, Ethel Caroline1893ENG, BKM, Wycombe Jun 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
8817 ADCOCK, Lily1896ENG,     Aug 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3759 ADDERLEY, David Gerard1897ENG, WAR, Birmingham May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3758 ADDERLEY, Harry1899ENG, WAR, Birmingham May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
12851 ADDISON, Gertrude1886ENG, LAN, Manchester May 1899 : Dominion CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
17080 ADGEY, Robert Hugh1885ENG, LAN, Liverpool Mar 1902 : Dominion CAN Louisa Birt  
9831 ADKINS, Ann1899ENG, LND, Camden Aug 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
9830 ADKINS, Theodora Margaret1897ENG,     Aug 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
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